2015 TOYOTA TACOMA Owners Manual (in English)

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■
Manual connection
When auto connection has failed or “Bluetooth Power” is turned
off, you must connect the Bluetooth
® device manually.
Follow the steps in “Connecting a Bluetooth
® device” from
“STEP 1”. ( P. 288)
■ Connecting a Bluetooth
® audio player
Registering an additional device
Select “Select Device” on the “Bluetooth Audio” screen.
For more information: P. 2 8 6
Selecting a registered device Select “Select Device” on the “Bluetooth Audio” screen.
For more information: P. 2 8 8
■Reconnecting a Bluetooth® phone
If the system cannot connect due to poor signal strength with the engine
switch in the “ACC” or “ON” position, the system will automatically attempt to
reconnect.
If the phone is turned off, the system will not attempt to reconnect. In this
case, the connection must be made manually, or the phone must be rese-
lected.

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Displaying a Bluetooth® device details
You can confirm and change the registered device details.
■ Bluetooth
® device regi stration status
Display the “Bluetooth Setup” screen. ( P. 284)
Select the device.
Select “Device Info”.
Following screen is displayed:
Device name
Change connection method
( P. 290)
Bluetooth
® address
Display your telephone num-
ber
The number may not be dis-
played depending on the model of
phone.
Compatibility profile of the
device
Restore default settings
■ Changing connection method
Select “Connect Audio Player from”.
Select “Vehicle” or “Device”.
“Vehicle”: Connect the multimedia system to the portable audio player.
“Device”: Connect the portable audio player to the multimedia system.

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Detailed Bluetooth® system settings
You can confirm and change the detailed Bluetooth
® settings.
■ How to check and change detailed Bluetooth
® settings
Display the “Bluetooth Setup” screen. ( P. 284)
Select “System Settings”.
The following screen is displayed:
Bluetooth
® power on/off
You can change Bluetooth® func-
tion on/off
Bluetooth® name
Change PIN-code ( P. 291)
Bluetooth
® address
Display phone status
You can set the system to show
the status confirmation display
when connecting a telephone
Display audio player status
You can set the system to show
the status confirmation display
when connecting an audio player
Compatibility profile of the sys-
tem
Restore default settings
■ Editing the Bluetooth
® PIN
You can change the PIN-code that is used to register your
Bluetooth
® devices in the system.
Select “Bluetooth
® PIN”.
Input a PIN-code, and select “OK”.

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What to do if... (Troubleshooting)If there is a problem with the hands-free system or a Bluetooth
®
device, first check the table below. When using the hands-free system with a Bluetooth
® device
SymptomLikely causeSolution
The hands-free
system or Blue-
tooth
® device
does not work.
The connected device
may not be a compatible
Bluetooth
® cellular
phone.
For a list of specific
devices which operation
has been confirmed on
this system, check with
your Toyota dealer or the
following website:
http://www.toyota.com/
bluetooth
The Bluetooth® version
of the connected cellular
phone may be older than
the specified version.Use a cellular phone with
Bluetooth® version 2.0 or
higher (recommended:
Ver. 3.0 with EDR or
higher). ( P. 297)

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When registering/connecting a cellular phone
SymptomLikely causeSolution
A cellular phone
cannot be regis-
tered.
An incorrect passcode
was entered on the cellu-
lar phone.Enter the correct pass-
code on the cellular
phone.
The registration opera-
tion has not been com-
pleted on the cellular
phone side.Complete the registra-
tion operation on the cel-
lular phone (approve
registration on the
phone).
Old registration informa-
tion remains on either
this system or the cellular
phone.
Delete the existing regis-
tration information from
both this system and the
cellular phone, then reg-
ister the cellular phone
you wish to connect to
this system. (
P. 287)
A Bluetooth®
connection can-
not be made.
Another Bluetooth®
device is already con-
nected.Manually connect the cel-
lular phone you wish to
use to this system.
( P. 289)
Bluetooth® function is not
enabled on the cellular
phone.Enable the Bluetooth®
function on the cellular
phone.
“Please check
your device set-
tings.” message
is displayed.
Bluetooth® function is not
enabled on the cellular
phone.Enable the Bluetooth®
function on the cellular
phone.
Old registration informa-
tion remains on either this
system or the cellular
phone.
Delete the existing regis-
tration information from
both this system and the
cellular phone, then reg-
ister the cellular phone
you wish to connect to
this system. ( P. 287)

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When making/receiving a call
When using the contacts
SymptomLikely causeSolution
A call cannot be
made/received.Your vehicle is in a out of
cellular service area.
Move to where “Out of
cellular service area.
Please try again later.” no
longer appears on the
display.
SymptomLikely causeSolution
Contact data
cannot be trans-
ferred manually/
automatically.
The profile version of the
connected cellular phone
may not be compatible
with transferring contact
data.
For a list of specific
devices which operation
has been confirmed on
this system, check with
your Toyota dealer or the
following website:
http://www.toyota.com/
bluetooth
Automatic contact trans-
fer function on this sys-
tem is set to off.Set automatic contact
transfer function on this
system to on. (P. 322)
Passcode has not been
entered on the cellular
phone.Enter the passcode on
the cellular phone if
requested (default pass-
code: 1234).
Transfer operation on the
cellular phone has not
completed.Complete transfer opera-
tion on the cellular phone
(approve transfer opera-
tion on the phone).
Contact data
cannot be
edited.Automatic contact trans-
fer function on this sys-
tem is set to on.Set automatic contact
transfer function on this
system to off. (P. 322)

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When using the Bluetooth® message function
SymptomLikely causeSolution
Messages can-
not be viewed.
Message transfer is not
enabled on the cellular
phone.Enable message trans-
fer on the cellular phone
(approve message trans-
fer on the phone).
Automatic transfer func-
tion on this system is set
to off.Set automatic transfer
function on this system to
on. (
P. 329)
New message
notifications are
not displayed.
Notification of SMS/
MMS/E-mail reception on
this system is set to off.Set notification of SMS/
MMS/E-mail reception on
this system to on.
(P. 329)
Automatic message
transfer function is not
enabled on the cellular
phone.Enable automatic trans-
fer function on the cellu-
lar phone.

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In other situations
SymptomLikely cause Solution
Even though all
conceivable
measures have
been taken, the
symptom status
does not
change.
The cellular phone is not
close enough to this sys-
tem.Bring the cellular phone
closer to this system.
The cellular phone is the
most likely cause of the
symptom.
• Turn the cellular phone off, remove and reinstall
the battery pack, and
then restart the cellular
phone.
• Enable the cellular phone’s Bluetooth
® con-
nection.
• Stop the cellular phone’s security software and
close all applications.
• Before using an applica- tion installed on the cellu-
lar phone, carefully check
its source and how its
operation might affect
this system.